The Cambodian Curse and Other Stories..., Gigi Pandian
The Cambodian Curse and Other Stories..., Gigi Pandian
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The Cambodian Curse and Other Stories
A Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Collection

Author: Gigi Pandian

Narrator: Allyson Ryan

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/07/2019


Synopsis

A treasure trove of nine locked room mysteries from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Gigi Pandian, all set in the Jaya Jones world.

Appearing here for the first time, novelette The Cambodian Curse: When an ancient and supposedly cursed Cambodian sculpture disappears from an impenetrable museum, and the carving's owner is killed by an invisible assailant while a witness is a few feet away, historian Jaya Jones and her old nemesis Henry North team up to solve the baffling crime.

Additional stories include: "The Hindi Houdini," "The Haunted Room," "The Library Ghost of Tanglewood Inn," "The Curse of Cloud Castle," "Tempest in a Teapot," "A Dark and Stormy Light," "The Shadow of the River," plus the bonus novella Fool's Gold.

The Cambodian Curse & Other Stories includes an introduction from New York Times bestselling author Laurie R. King addressing why we love locked rooms, and a foreword from impossible crime mystery historian Douglas G. Greene, teasing out the tradition of John Dickson Carr that Pandian is following. This collection is filled with ingenious stories of magic, mystery, and history.

About Gigi Pandian

Gigi Pandian is the USA Today bestselling author of numerous works, including the Accidental Alchemist Mystery series and several short stories. She is the child of cultural anthropologists from New Mexico and the southern tip of India. Gigi lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marisa on July 16, 2020

This was such a fun read, to go back and see Jaya Jones from her begining, then up to the events that happened a year before Artifact(the first full length book of the series). I also really enjoyed the stories that featured Sanjay as the narrator. The Locked Room mystery concept has always been fas......more

Goodreads review by Megan on November 16, 2018

Very enjoyable collection of short stories. My favorites were the novellas since their length allows for more plot development.......more

Goodreads review by Marie on October 16, 2018

It has been awhile since I’ve read a collection of short stories. Probably since I read Sherlock Holmes many years ago. I forgot how enjoyable short stories can be. I have not had the pleasure to read Jaya’s other adventures and this was an enjoyable intro to Jaya and her friend Sanjay. They were fu......more

Goodreads review by Riju on May 01, 2024

The author is one of the finest exponents of 'Impossible Crimes' and 'Locked-room Mysteries'. This book, featuring shorter works with her various protagonists, especially Jaya Jones, is a solid sampler of her skills. The book begins with a wonderful 'Introduction' from Laurie R. King. It's followed b......more